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{{Short description|Body of water between the north and east peninsulas of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi}}
{{For|the languages spoken in northern [[Sulawesi]], Indonesia|Tomini–Tolitoli languages}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name               = Gulf of Tomini
| native_name        ={{native name|id|Teluk Tomini}}
| other_name         = also known as the '''Bay of Tomini'''
| image              = Gulf of Tomini's map.PNG
| caption            = The gulf of Tomini lies in the north-eastern part of Sulawesi.
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| location           = [[Southeast Asia]]
| pushpin_map             = Indonesia Sulawesi
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| coordinates        = {{coord|0|0|00|N|121|0|00|E|region:ID_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}}
| type               = Bay
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| basin_countries    = [[Indonesia]]
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| cities             = [[Gorontalo (city)|Gorontalo]], [[Poso]]
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The '''Gulf of Tomini'''{{sfnp|IHO|1953|loc=§48 (d)}} ({{langx|id|Teluk Tomini}}), also known as the '''Bay of Tomini''', is the equatorial [[gulf]] which separates the [[Minahassa Peninsula|Minahassa]] (Northern) and [[East Peninsula, Sulawesi|East Peninsula]]s of the island of [[Sulawesi]] (Celebes) in [[Indonesia]]. The [[Togian Islands]] lie near its center. To the east, the Gulf opens onto the [[Molucca Sea]].

==Extent==
[[File:ID - Togian.png|left|thumb|Map showing the Togian Islands highlighted in the Gulf of Tomini.]]
The [[International Hydrographic Organization]] (IHO) defines the Gulf of Tomini as being one of the divisions of the [[East Indian Archipelago]].{{sfnp|IHO|1953|loc=§48}} It is defined as the waters west of the "Western<!--sic--> limit of the [[Molukka Sea]]",{{sfnp|IHO|1953|loc=§48 (d)}} which is elsewhere defined as the line running from "Tg. Pasir Pandjang ({{coord|0|39|S|123|25|E|display=inline}})... across to Tg. Tombalilatoe (123°&nbsp;21′&nbsp;E) on the opposite coast".{{sfnp|IHO|1953|loc=§48 (c)}}

==References==
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===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
* {{citation |ref={{harvid|IHO|1953}} |url=http://iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf |title=Limits of Oceans and Seas, ''3rd ed.'' |year=1953 |publisher=[[International Hydrographic Organization]] |access-date=2015-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005131902/http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-05 |url-status=dead }}.

{{List of Indonesian seas}}
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[[Category:Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean|Tomini]]
[[Category:Bays of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Landforms of Sulawesi]]
[[Category:Landforms of Gorontalo (province)]]


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